Question

1) What are some successes and challenges in using the following application programs: spreadsheet, database, and power point presentation?

2) How will these application programs be useful for a nursing career?

thanks for the help!!

Answer 1

1)Some of the successes of using the following application are

Spreadsheet

Success

• The spreadsheet enables to provide a brief review of a patient details in single view
• It is helpful to create payvchart, graphs and charts.
• Can store data in tabular form
• It acts as a interactive base
• It automatically calculates the value
• Reduced the use of paper in the health-care sector
• Can be used by multiple persons at a time

Challenges

• An inexperienced person cannot use it
• Only one user can change data at a time

Database

Success

• It has reduced data entry and retrieval cost
• The data security has been increased
• The errors has been reduced
• It provides a consistent data storage
• New application program has been facilitated

Challenges

• It is time consuming and complex to design
• The software cost has to be met which are very high
• The conversion cost is also very high
• Effective training to be provided to the programmer and the users

PowerPoint Presentation

Success

• It increased the attention and focuses of the audience
• It creates an eagerness to know about what is present in next slide
• Easy to prepare
• It is affordable to all

Challenges

• The interaction between th speaker and audiences is limited which has to be addressed

2)The healthcare sector has grown up rapidly which necessitates all heslthcare professionals to have technical knowledge. This program will be much useful in nursing career to access data easily and at a faster pace, enables to interpret and analyse data,reduces time, and good for clinical presentation.